Gemma’s Holistic Therapies

The First Aromatherapists The Ancient Egyptians were the first to use aromatherapy it was a main part of their mummification process they placed plants in fat & left them for weeks in the hot sun to infuse. No body was mummified without an aromatic infusion. The Greeks had Hippocrates record & document aromatherapy plant properties […]

What Is Aromatherapy? The British Aromatherapy Council’s definition: ‘Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils in a holistic treatment to improve physical & emotional well being’. I think it is much more than that it is using the strength of Mother Nature to enhance holistic treatments. The exciting thing is that there are solutions to […]

Pregnancy massage during the 1st & 2nd Trimester can now be carried out with the Client lying on their front using a special padded cushion this has a dip around the abdomen & elevates the whole body up to take pressure off of the baby to protect & enable ultimate comfort for Mum. […]

Up until now complementary therapy has not been regulated it has been bizarrely voluntary registers set up by complementary therapy associations which are run independently. The FHT have a new Accredited Register! I am pleased to let you know that after much campaigning by the Federation of Holistic Therapists complementary therapy has taken its first […]

What is Hot Stone Reflexology? Hot Stone reflexology is a more effective way to give a reflexology treatment using hot & cold stones. One stroke with a hot stone is worth 5 with the hand, so the treatment is more powerful because it enables deeper penetration to break down the tangled nerve fibres that are […]

What Is a Healing Crisis? A healing crisis is when you feel worse before you feel better. If you don’t have holistic treatments regularly the morning after or sometimes immediately after you can have some unpleasant symptoms. However don’t be disenchanted believe it or not it is a good sign! The more treatments you have […]

I have recently qualified in Indian head massage and got a distinction! Indians use this therapy as part of their daily family ritual to promote good health which is passed on from generation to generation. Barber shops in India include a scalp massage before cutting the hair because they believe the release of tension gives a […]

I remember both my pregnancies well and I also remember I was NOT a blooming site of radiance with glowing skin. On both occasions I was never one of those lucky women that’s just all bump. I put on weight all over, had swollen ankles, acid indigestion, sinusitis, greasy hair, felt tired all the time […]

I have recently specialised in pre-conception reflexology which helps to prepare the body for pregnancy and helps with sub-optimal fertility. There are lots of factors affecting our fertility. Couples are waiting longer before having children and as we get older our chances to conceive drop and sensibly some couples are waiting to start a family […]